Chair



(No Model.)

H. H. PAINE.

CHAIR. N0. SQLMY. Patented May 4, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY H. PAINE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 3419437, dated May 4, 1886. Application filed May 9, 1885. Serial No. 164,882. No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY H. Pnnvn, of the city and county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has reference to chairs; and it consists in achair strengthened by one or more struts or braces extending from the front portion of the seat obliquely downward and backward and secured to a cross-brace or round located between the two back legs of the chair, the said struts being independent of the usual rounds and located wholly within the rounds on the sides, as well as the front and back, and in details of construction, all ofwhich are fully set forth in the following specification and shown in the accompanying drawings, which form part thereof.

Cheap chairs, as ordinarily constructed, soon go to destruction, owing to the great strain put upon thejoint connecting the seat with the hind legs, particularly when roughly used, as in tipping it backward while sitting in the chair, in which case there is practically nothing to prevent the forward edge of the seat from being crushed down, soon making all joints loose and destroying all strength and solidity.

Some forms of fancy chairs have been made in which the backs were extended down to ob lique side arms extending from the forward ends of the side rails of the seat and projecting out rearwardly and forming the hind legs of the chair; but this construction, while appearing strong, in reality is not so, and, in addition thereto, is very expensive.

There are numerous fancy designs in which the side rounds were dispensed with and oblique fancy struts or ties inserted in lieu thereof; but all of these constructions are very expensive, and do not accomplish the object it is designed to cover in subject-matter of this application.

I am also aware that in folding chairs it is customary to provide oblique strut-irons,

whose function is to keep the chair extended or open, the said strut not being permanently fixed in one position, but hinged to the hind legs and made to slidein guideways on the seat, being locked in position when the chair is opened, as is shown in reissued patent to WVhitmore, No. 6,711, of 1875; but such construction differs greatly from my invention, which comprehends only a chair having all its parts fixed and rigid, and in which the oblique struts are additions to the legs and rounds heretofore needed in ordinary and particularly cheap chairs.

The object of my invention is to supply additional struts or braces, in the manner hereinafter specified, to any chair as now constructed, which struts shall extend from the forward part of the seat, and extend obliquely downward and backward to a cross rail or round and be entirely independent and separate from the usual rounds found in all cheap chairs.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation on line was of a chair embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view of same.

A is the seat, which may be formed in any suitable manner, either caned or upholstered.

O are the rear legs of the chair, and are secured in any well-known manner to the said seat B.

E is a round, connecting the two rear legs, 0 O, and located pretty well down, so as to be considerably below the seat.

F are oblique struts, extending from the forward part, B, of the seat A, being held in holes ftherein, and extending down obliquely and backward and being received in the round E, as shown. These struts are arranged wholly within the usual side, rear, and front rounds and legs of the chair, being separate devices to what are now in common use. hen two of these struts are used, they may be separated a sufficient distance apart so that a hat may be supported between them,as indicated by dotted lines at G.

If desired, only one heavy strut F may be used in place of the two, the principle involved being substantially the same.

I do not limit myself to the particular method of securing the struts in position, but prefer that shown, owing to its being cheap and simple, cheapness and durability being the main objects of the invention.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. As an improved article of manufacture, a chair with rigid seat, back legs, and rounds, provided with oblique struts extending from the front part of the seat backward and downward and supported by the hind or rear legs, whereby the chair is greatly strengthened and is prevented from breaking at the joint of the hind legs and seat when tipped backward and a strain put upon the forward part of the seat, the said oblique struts being located wholly within the ordinary fixed rounds and more or from,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. As an improved article of manufacture, a chair with rigid seat, back legs, and rounds, p"ovided with a round, E, enlarged part to form a bearing for the oblique struts, connecting the hind legs and arranged considerably below the seat, and oblique struts extending from the front edge of the seat backward and downward and fastened'in said enlarged round, the said struts being located within the ordinary rounds and entirely distinct therefrom, and sufficiently separated to form with the heavy round a hatsupport, substantially as and for the purpose specified. 7

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

Witnesses: HENRY H. PAINE.

R. M. HUNTER, WIL IAM C. MAYNE. 

